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To: bentway who wrote (302436)	9/6/2006 8:37:00 PM
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Primary Winner Harris Faces Uphill Duel By MITCH STACY The Associated Press Wednesday, September 6, 2006; 5:02 PM TAMPA, Fla. -- Rep. Katherine Harris overcame the opposition of her own party to win a decisive primary victory, and now it's unclear whether the GOP will lift a finger to support her long-shot bid to oust Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Harris, dogged by campaign missteps and the specter of a bribery scandal, faces an uncontroversial opponent with a 30-point lead in the polls. "Make no mistake about it," Harris told supporters Tuesday night. "It's not going to be easy." University of North Florida political science professor Matt Corrigan thinks a Nov. 7 general election win would be almost impossible for Harris. "Bill Nelson would have to make a huge, stupid mistake for this race to become competitive, and Bill Nelson doesn't make stupid political mistakes," Corrigan said. "This is more than a long shot." Harris got 50 percent in Tuesday's four-candidate GOP primary. Will McBride, a 34-year-old political novice who ran statewide TV commercials for a week before the election, came in second with 30 percent. "She shouldn't take much solace in those numbers," Corrigan said. "For McBride to get 30 percent, that sends a message that Republicans are not behind her candidacy." Florida Republican Party spokesman Jeff Sadosky said Wednesday the party will back Harris but that it was too early for details. Sadosky said he didn't know whether state party chairwoman Carole Jean Jordan or Gov. Jeb Bush would campaign for her at some point or if Harris would get any money from the state party. "The governor and chairwoman Jordan said they would support the eventual nominees," Sadosky said. "She is the nominee." Bush's office referred questions about Harris to Sadosky. The Republican National Committee also will support Harris, spokeswoman Camille Anderson said. washingtonpost.com